I'm also studying this in school, i do not have much information but ill give you the information i have, hope this helps
in the north they had a religion which was Islam, where as in the south they had no religion
in the north it was all Sahara deserts, where as in the south it was all a rain forest and had a lot of rainfall.
in the south they had villages with wooden thatches, in the north they had towns like Timbuktu made from mud bricks it was usually single houses, they had bigger kingdoms, they had their own governors and there was judges and tax collectors.
in the north they had a low rainfall so it made crops difficult to grow, but they had food such as yams and corn, where as in the south it was a hot climate but still had a high rainfall
hope that helped?
it was very wealthy from its massive gold mines, and it traded copper and salt. thats where it got its money from. also, Mali, an empire in west africa, made a huge contribution to the culture of west africa. so you should google more about Mali in 1600s. but thats all i know sorry :)
West Africa.
Songhai empire is in west africa
the french came to the mid west because they were expanding there home land
Slavery in West Africa started as early as the 7th century. Slavery in West Africa reached it's peak when slave traders would trade slaves for use in the Americas.
Healthy and flourishing
like in the mid- west
i think it was like the same life style as today. but of course remember about the slavery in western africa.
west africans were able to fish in rivers and grow crops
the ECOWAS
they are wet
life in west Africa depends on the country.most of the countries in west Africa are poor thereby making life hard example guinea Bissau is one of the poorest country in the world.generally west africa has a very rich culture and mineral resourses and are also developing fast for example Nigeria is one of the fastest developing country in African and probably in the world
In the 1700s, more slaves from West Africa were sent to the Caribbean than to South America. In the 1800s, about the same amount of slaves were sent from West Africa to both places.
the technology in west Africa in the 1500's was like they used lantern's for light
Poor.
Ethiopia is a country in Africa. Specifically it is in the west central portion of Africa.
West Africa is a region not a single country and as such has a number of governments, some democratic others not.